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6 words matching 'きく' found
きく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
聞く
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Reading : きく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
3. to ask; to enquire; to query  (formal 聴く)
4. to learn of; to hear about
5. to follow (advice); to comply with
6. to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance  (see also: 香を聞く; this meaning is restricted to form 聞く, 聴く)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 195,416 which gives a rank of 18
聞く is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 102,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 26 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1446
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ラジオ
いています

I'm listening to the radio.
きたい
わたし

I need to hear it.
たいせつ
大切
こと
ちゅうい
注意
して
こと

The important thing is to listen carefully.
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聴く
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Reading : きく   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 31,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4852
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きく
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,400,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7022
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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訊く
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Reading : きく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 60,000 (about 6,430,000 results)
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きく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : きく   
noun
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 95,935 which gives a rank of 5,600
菊 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 116,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5571 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5678
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
きく
いっせんごりん
一銭五厘
title of book, album etc.
The Chrysanthemum and the Soldiers
きく
よい
かお
する
Chrysanthemums smell sweet.
かのじょ
彼女
チューリップパンジーひな
きく
ような
はな
そだ
てている

She grows flowers such as tulips, pansies and daisies.
きく
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• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
きく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
効く
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Reading : きく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be effective; to show effect  (see also: 薬が効く)
2. to do its work; to carry out its function well  (see also: 目が利く)
3. to be possible to use  (see also: 割引が効く)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 122,480 which gives a rank of 2,700
効く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 32,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3370 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10046
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
この
くすり
きみ
よく
おも

I think this medicine will do you a lot of good.
その
くすり
よく
いた

That medicine worked well for me.
かれ
しょほう
処方
してくれた
くすり
かなかった

The medicine he had prescribed failed to take effect.
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利く
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Reading : きく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 70,000 (about 4,610,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5488 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3743
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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きく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,400,000 results)
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きく is the reading of the following word:
規矩
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Reading : きく   
noun
rule; standard; compass and ruler
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 25,327 which gives a rank of 108,202
• Google Japan frequency rank: 68,000 (about 4,900,000 results)
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きく is the reading of the following word:
起句
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Reading : きく   
noun
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 25,676 which gives a rank of 105,476
• Google Japan frequency rank: 104,000 (about 1,670,000 results)
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きく is the reading of the following word:
危懼
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Reading : きく   
fear; misgivings  (see also: 危惧)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 16,992 which gives a rank of 162,763
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 185,000 results)
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ブン   モン   き to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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ジ   みみ ear   
モン   かど gate   
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チョウ   き to listen   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
net
シン   こころ heart   
to investigate, ask   
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fast   
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second   おつ    
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キク    chrysanthemum   
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wrapped-up rice
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wrap
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
grass   
コウ   effective   き to be effective   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   か to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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ロク   むっ six   む    むい    む    
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
リ    effective, interest, profit, advantage   き to be effective   
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grain
トウ   かたな sword   
キ    standard   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
かね carpenter's square   
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キョ    huge   
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side open box
シ   や arrow   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
キ   おきる to wake up, to get up   おこる to happen   おこす to rouse   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
ソウ   はし run   
ク    verse, phrase   
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キ   あぶない dangerous   あやぶむ to be apprehensive of   あやうく barely, narrowly; almost   
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ヤク    unlucky   
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seal
cliff
corner
ク   おそれる to fear   
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